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Louis the Stammerer (877-879): Louis II succeeded his father, Charles the Bald, as King of West Francia. 3. Louis III (879-882): Louis III, also known as Louis the Younger, followed his brother Louis the Stammerer as King of West Francia. 4. Carloman II (879-884): Carloman II ruled alongside his brother Louis III but died prematurely. 5.
Louis II, known as Louis the Stammerer (French: Louis le Bègue; 1 November 846 – 10 April 879), was the king of Aquitaine and later the king of West Francia. He was the eldest son of Emperor Charles the Bald and Ermentrude of Orléans. Louis the Stammerer was physically weak and outlived his father by a year and a half.
With the Treaty of Mersen in 870 the western part of Lotharingia was added to West Francia. In 875 Charles the Bald was crowned Emperor of Rome. The last record in the Annales Bertiniani dates to 882, and so the only contemporary narrative source for the next eighteen years in West Francia is the Annales Vedastini.
Apr 26, 2022 · Odo (or Eudes) (c. 852 – 1 January 898) was a King of Western Francia, reigning from 888 to 898. He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, whose branch of the family is known as the Robertians. Odo is also known as the Duke of France and Count of Paris. Origins.
King of West Francia (879-882) Co-ruled with his brother brother Carloman II. Won a major victory against a Viking army at the Battle of Lüneburg Heath in 880. Died when he hit his head on the top of a door while chasing a girl. Carloman II (866-884) King of West Francia (879 – 884) Emperor (813-840) King of the Franks (814-840)
West and East Francia soon divided up the area of Middle Francia. The idea of a "King of the Franks" ( Rex Francorum) gradually disappeared. The title "King of the Franks" is attested in the Kingdom of France until 1190, that of "Queen of the Franks" (for queen consorts) until 1227.
Mar 22, 2024 · Charles the Bald, also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), King of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a series of civil wars during the reign of his father, Louis the Pious, Charles succeeded, by the Treaty of Verdun (843), in acquiring the western third of the empire.
